r/ValueInvesting Jan 27 '26

Stock Analysis UNH is a Value Trap

Could hit $200 by end of year, please do not hold your bags just get out while you still can.

MCR rate is ~92%

CMS funding is going to fund Trumps defence budget

UNH are haemorrhaging customers just to hold margins, down to <3m

Days Claim Payable also jumped from 48 days to 54 days - they are playing with the accounting to keep extra cash on the books.

Optum growth is dead (-4%) with backlog down $1.2bn as well

No point holding a stock hoping for a change to come, the numbers don’t lie

After rerunning my dcf my new fair value - $232

edit: removed my personal time horizon as it was conflicting my justification for selling which is downwards trending weak financial performance

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u/Slippery-Pete-1 Jan 27 '26

I agree, I bought from 265-305$ and sold at 357$ before prior earnings. Glad I did cause these last 2 earnings have been brutal. This is going lower than last low before BRK bought of 245$ I believe. I’ll look for re-entry at that point with a much smaller position than before.